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Bordetella pertussis

Bordetella pertussis

Catalogue No.

NCTC 10739

Current Name

Bordetella pertussis

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

18323

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Bordet-gengou agar, 37°C, O₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Serogroup/Serotype

Serotype 1

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: +

Lecithinase / alpha: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 9797) Type strain / ATCC in 1970 / M. Pittman, NIH Maryland / P. Kendrick / Redeposition of now discarded NCTC 9797 / Potency test of pertussin vaccine

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1970

Depositor

ATCC

History

REC FROM PITTMAN M.NIH MARYLAND;REDEPOS OF NCTC 9797

Previous Catalogue Name

Bordetella pertussis

Applications

Extended Bibliography

SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors), (1980), Approved Lists of Bacterial Names., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 225-420, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK814/ 1 BERGEY (D.H.), HARRISON (F.C.), BREED (R.S.), HAMMER (B.W.) and HUNTOON (F.M.) (editors), (1923), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed., 1952 El genero Bordetella.

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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